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Income Taxes (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Provision for income taxes and the effective income tax rate

		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2013				2012
(Benefit) provision for income taxes		$	(3,495	)		$	176
Effective income tax rate			(41.2	%)			34.0	%

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Tabular disclosure of provision for income taxes and effective income tax rate.

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